Chunky Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone! Mommy and Daddy said this was technically my second Halloween, but I don't remember the first, so to me it was my first Halloween. I dressed up as a Chicken and got in my wagon to go around the neighborhood. I was supposed to go Trick-or-Treating with Mackenzie, but I got sick early in the week, so we decided to just stay home. I didn't really care about getting any candy, I just wanted to ride around in my wagon. I liked watching all the kids come up to visit in their different costumes. Before I got sick, Daddy took us to go get pumpkins and I got to see my cousins all dressed up. I wish I would have gotten to play with them more. I hope everyone got more treats than tricks!

Chunk's 1st Birthday- Part II

The rest of my birthday was just as good as the morning. I got a card from my teachers at daycare and my name was up on the birthday board. Mommy picked me up early and we went over to Mackenzie's house to eat dinner. After we were done we headed out to Spooktacular. We got to wear our Halloween costumes and I got to meet a Fire Dog. I enjoyed seeing all the kids in their costumes and looking at the inflatables. I took a nap on the way home and when I woke up, Daddy had a special cupcake surprise waiting for me. I wasn't quite sure what to do at first, but I figured it out pretty quickly. I really liked it- I didn't even share any with Riley. When I was finished mommy and daddy let me stay up a little later than normal and I played with my new blocks. All in all it was a Great day!

Chunk's 1st Birthday

Today is my Birthday! So far it's been a great day. I got to sleep in a little, then daddy sang to me. I was on tv. I get to wear my special shirt. And I got to open my present- all before 8am!

I really liked my new blocks- so did Riley...... Mommy said she's going to pick me up early from daycare and we're going to meet Baby Mac and go to Spooktacular. It's raining right now, but hopefully it will clear up. Daddy said I get a special cupcake tonight and that we're having a big party on Sunday. These birthdays are pretty neat, I wish they happened more often. I'll update with other pictures later. Have a good day!

Chunk's First Steps

I decided to join the upright movers. While I had taken one or two steps before, I decided to show off for Baby Mac and start walking on Sunday. I'm still working on my balance and as I reach my destination I lunge, but I'm starting to get this walking thing down. If I need to get somewhere fast, I still crawl, but I like having options. I also like to walk around with my toys, pushing them everywhere.


I started swim lessons this week. I had fun in the pool and even put my face under water. Daddy let me jump off the side and showed me how to kick my legs under water. I wasn't brave enough to try blowing bubbles in the water- maybe next week.

I've had fun over the last few weeks with Baby Mac. We went swimming and I even took her for a ride on my car.

I hope everyone has a good weekend.

Chunk's Big Announcement......

................I'm going to be a Big Brother!

I'm glad mommy and daddy finally let me make the announcement- the secret has been so hard to keep!

We're all excited that in March the Olsavsky family will be expanding. I hope cousin Jacob doesn't mind sharing his birthday.

I can't wait to meet my new brother or sister and teach him/her everything I know. Mommy said it will be like having one of my friends from daycare live with us all the time- how exciting!

Have a good weekend everyone.

I got my hair cut last night! Mommy and daddy took me to a place where they had a slide inside to play on. I got to sit in a race car and watch Baby Einstein while the lady cut my hair. I sat pretty still and mommy and daddy said I looked very handsome. When we got home, mommy and daddy made me dinner and gave me my own fork. I would pick up the food and put it on the fork, but had a hard time getting it to stay while I brought it to my mouth.

Now that I'm getting older, I've been trying to help out a little. I have fun helping mommy water the flowers. I also help with the laundry by throwing everything out of the basket. When there is an empty basket, daddy gives me race car rides.

Much to mommy's delight I finally said 'ma ma' over the weekend. After months of being called da da, she was happy.

I got my ear plugs from cousin Meg a few weeks ago and they're great. I don't really mind them too much and I get to go swimming again. Mommy and daddy are getting ready to sign me up for swimming lessons, so I've been practicing in the back yard.

I've been trying to take a few steps and it's led to some bumps and bruises. I cut my eye at daycare, but it wasn't too bad. I can stand on my own now and even rock onto my toes and clap while standing. Mommy said I'll be walking in no time. For now, I prefer speed crawling.

Have a good week.

Chunk and Colo

I had a lot of visitors on Saturday. Cousin Meg and cousin Jen came over to play with me and ride with (push) me in my car. I showed them how I could crawl and pull myself up. We even played some ball, when Riley wasn't stealing it. Later in the afternoon when I woke up from my nap, Papa, Uncle Ryan and Austin were there. I loved watching and following my big cousin Austin. I also had fun looking out the front door with Papa and watching all the cars drive by. After I ate dinner, we all went to the Crew game. We saw Daddy working and had a lot of fun, even though the Crew lost. I was really tired when we got home and decided to sleep in until 7:30 on Sunday morning. At church the infant nursery and the toddler nursery were combined. I had fun watching and playing with the big kids. Later on Sunday, Mommy & Daddy took me to the zoo for the Crew family picnic. I got to taste ice cream for the first time! I loved it! Mommy said I got that from her. I wasn't allowed to eat too much, but boy was it good. I can't wait for my birthday so I can eat some more. We had the whole zoo to ourselves. Daddy and I love the gorillas and a few even came right up to us. Daddy's favorite is Colo. She's the oldest gorilla there and doesn't like to interact with people much. Mommy was walking me over towards her and she came right up to us. I wasn't scared at all- it was pretty cool.

Well, I'd better get back to playing. Have a good week everyone.